Voluntary running-wheel exercise
1 paper3 findings
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Animals1
Outcomes
2Prolactin
downin rats1
1 study
Prolactin
downin rats1
Voluntary running-wheel exercise decreases prolactin in rats.
“Prolactin levels were highest in SED animals at 24 and 52 wk.”
Animalsvoluntary running-wheel exercise vs sedentary housingfemales
Revisiting influences on tumor development focusing on laboratory housing
Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS1 May 2009
Tumor number and size
downin rats1
1 study
Tumor number and size
downin rats1
Voluntary running-wheel exercise decreases tumor number and size in rats (more and larger tumors).
“Compared with the EX group, SED rats had more and larger tumors throughout most of their lifespan”
Animalsvoluntary running-wheel exercise vs sedentary housingfemales
Revisiting influences on tumor development focusing on laboratory housing
Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS1 May 2009
Associations
1Spontaneous tumors
downin rats1
1 study
Spontaneous tumors
downin rats1
Voluntary running-wheel exercise lowers the risk of spontaneous tumors in rats (38% vs 54%).
“A larger percentage of animals in the SED group had tumors (54%), compared with EX rats (38%).”
Animalsvoluntary running-wheel exercise vs sedentary housingfemalesn = 108
Revisiting influences on tumor development focusing on laboratory housing
Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS1 May 2009